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Document Type
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Article In Journal
Document Title
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Detection of Bacteraemia in an Inadequate Volume of Blood
Detection of Bacteraemia in an Inadequate Volume of Blood
Document Language
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English
Abstract
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It was recently discovered that 15% of adult blood culture specimens at King Abdulaziz University Hospital were inadequate in volume where only 2 ml were collected instead of the required 8 ml using the Signal oxoid medium. A comparison of 263 matched pairs of standard-volume (8 ml) and low-volume (2 ml) blood cultures from adult patients in the medical ward and intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital showed that standard-volume cultures had a higher detection rate for bloodstream infection than did low-volume cultures (89% compared with 69%; difference: 20%, P = 0.01). Our data show that the yield of blood cultures in adults increases approximately 3.3% per millilitre of blood cultured, and that the sensitivity of the standard-volume cultures is statistically higher than the sensitivity of the low-volume cultures (84% vs. 65%, P < 0.01).
ISSN
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1319-1004
Journal Name
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The Journal of King AbdulAziz University Medical Sciences
Volume
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8
Issue Number
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1
Publishing Year
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1420 AH
2000 AD
Article Type
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Article
Added Date
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Monday, October 12, 2009
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عائشة صديقي
Siddiqui, Aisha
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